Projects / Hackathon for MCP & AI Agents 2026
Runner-upSecure & Govern MCP — runner-upConfidence: medium
MCP.STORE
A full e-commerce store used to demonstrate protocol-level MCP authentication and authorization that agents cannot bypass.
Project facts
- Track / challenge
- Secure & Govern MCP
- Team
- 1 person · TR
- Build
- software only
- AI
- agent, mcp server
Problem
MCP authorization is abstract and hard to evaluate; agents may slip past application-level checks.
Solution
An online store whose MCP traffic is enforced at the protocol level through agentgateway, Keycloak-issued JWTs and CEL rules.
Demo moment
An agent tries to act beyond its permissions in a shop everyone understands, and the gateway blocks it.
Why it stood out
- organizer statedSecurity enforced at the protocol level so agents cannot bypass boundaries.Source ↗
- curator inferenceWraps an invisible infrastructure guarantee in a familiar store, making the security story demoable.
- organizer statedBlog, video and repository all cited.Source ↗
Lessons for your next hackathon
- Infrastructure wins need a stage: build the smallest familiar app that makes the guarantee visible.
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Sources
- https://www.solo.io/blog/celebrating-the-winners-of-the-2026-hackathon-for-mcp-ai-agents · official results · retrieved 2026-09-14